Spelling is hard, and sports fans know it. No matter what sport you follow, you don't have to look too hard for player names that defy logical spelling. Thanks in part to sports like basketball and baseball attracting higher concentrations of international players, the pro sports world is chock full of names most casual fans couldn't spell to save their lives.
And then there are commonly known names that have been rampantly misspelled for years, even decades. Scottie Pippen might seem like a straightforward name, but the Hall of Famer revealed a few years ago that his first name has actually been misspelled his entire career.
In honor of Pippen's 49th birthday, we present 10 sports figures with names that would flummox even the Scripps National Spelling Bee finalists.